Isaiah 29:8

The Passion Translation

Just as a hungry man dreams that he is eating but wakes up still hungry, or as a thirsty man dreams that he is drinking but wakes up weak and still longing for water, so it will be for the vast hordes of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion.”

Cross References

Psalm 129:5

May all who hate the Jews fall back in disgrace to a shameful defeat!

Psalm 73:20

soon to disappear like a dream when one awakes. When the rooster crows, Lord God, you’ll despise their life of fantasies.

Isaiah 41:11

“All who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced. All who contend with you will perish and disappear.

Isaiah 41:12

You will look for your enemies in vain; those who war against you will vanish without a trace!

Isaiah 44:12

The blacksmith takes his tongs and heats it over the coals, forming it with hammers, forging it with his strong arm. But when he gets hungry, his strength ebbs away, and if he doesn’t drink water, he quickly grows weary.

Isaiah 54:17

But I promise you, no weapon meant to hurt you will succeed, and you will refute every accusing word spoken against you. This promise is the inheritance of Yahweh’s servants, and their vindication is from me,” says Yahweh.